Window seat



June 12, 1934. w J' WERNER 1,962,976

` wINDow SEAT Filed July 28, 1932 ATToRNEY Patented June 12, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to window seats and has for an object to provide a simplified construction Which may be readily applied to or removed from the window.

Another object of the invention is to provide a Window seat wherein the body part of the seat is formed from sheet metal and corrugated for part of its length to permit the use of comparatively thin, light material While maintaining a desired strength.

A further object of the invention is to provide a window seat having a body capable of being hooked over the window frame and having associated therewith a supporting foot which may be adjusted to different sized sills so as to provide an outer support.

In the accompanying drawing,-

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View through part of a window frame, the same disclosing a window sill with an embodiment of the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the window seat shown in Figure 1, part of te window sill being shown in connection therewith.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a window sill which is drawn along the lines of the ordinary window sill now in use, and 2 the seat body provided with a supporting rest or foot 3. The seat body 2 is formed with fairly thin sheet metal and provided with a turned down section 4 at the inner end which acts as a stop or an abutment against the strip 5 forming part of the sill. The body 2 may be made at and smooth throughout, but is preferably corrugated at 6 in order to be stiffened and reinforced, so that comparatively thin sheet metal may be used and yet a sufficiently strong and rigid structure provided to support the weight of any person desiring to use the device.

In forming the body 1 a rectangular piece of sheet metal is taken and then the corrugation 6 formed thereon which naturally constricts the body 2 at the outer end, but, as shown in Figure 2, this constriction is only very small. On each side edge of the body 2 are arranged groups of apertures 7 and 8, the respective groups accommodating the respective screws 9 and 10. These screws are really bolts as illustrated in Figure 1 and each screw is provided with a Winged nut 11 whereby the foot or support 3 may be readily clamped in position and readily removed whenever desired. It will be noted that the foot 3 is provided with an apertured extension 12 at one end and an apertured extension 13 at the other end, said extensions being adapted to receive the respective bolts 9 and 10.

When using a wooden sill, as shown in Figure 1, or any other form of narrow sill, the foot 3 is arranged as shown in Figure 1 so as to provide an outer support as far out as possible so that the body 2 will be supported substantially rigidly throughout. It will be noted that the foot 3 extends from one side edge of the body 2 to the other and the flanges l2 and 13 likewise extend from one side edge of the body 2 to the other.

Where the sill is wider than the sill 1 shown in Figure 1, the foot 3 may be removed and reversed so that the flange 12 Will be positioned to accommodate the bolt 10. This arrangement( is desirable when stone or concrete sills are used which are usually much wider than wooden sills. By reversing the foot 3 where there is a Wide sill the contact portion 14 is shifted farther away from the turned down member or abutment 4, whereby a better and firmer support is provided for the outer end of the body 2.

Regardless of which Way the foot 3 is positioned the various apertures '7 and 8 permit adjustment of the foot 3 longitudinally of the body 2 so as to take care of slightly different Widths in window sections and cause the foot 3 to be positioned as far away from the abutment 4 as possible. It will be understood that the abutment 4 extends for the full width of the body 2 so that there is an ample stop structure provided for limiting the outward movement of the body 2. This Window seat may be used for any desired purpose, as, for instance, to sit on or stand on when cleaning the outside of the window. It also could be used for supporting different objects outside of the window, though it was designed especially for use of persons cleaning the Window.

I claim:-

A window seat adapted to be mounted on a window sill, said seat comprising a sheet metal body integral throughout having a turned down inner end acting as an abutment, said abutment being substantially at right angles to the remaining part of the body, said body extending from the abutment being substantially flat and formed near the outer end with a row of apertures on each side, a supporting foot connected to the outer portion of said body, said foot being formed of sheet metal extending from one side of the body to the other and provided with a pair of flanges tting flatwise against the bottom of the body, each of said ilanges having an aperture near each end and a bolt for each end of each flange extending through the aperture therein and through one of the apertures in said body for clamping the foot to the body, said aperture in the body permitting an adjustment of the foot toward and from said abutment, said foot being positioned to engage the outer part of said window sill so as to hold said body substantially horvizontal while said abutment extends substantially vertically.

WILLIAM J. WERNER. 

